Stalin urges TVK government to file appeal in Supreme Court over BC reservation for Muslim converts
DMK president M.K. Stalin has urged the Tamil Nadu government to challenge a Supreme Court ruling that denies reservation benefits to Backward Class members who convert to Islam. Stalin argues that social backwardness persists regardless of religious conversion and calls for continued efforts to protect these rights.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing legal and political tension in India regarding the intersection of religious conversion, social justice, and constitutional reservation quotas.
Stalin urges TVK government to file appeal in Supreme Court over BC reservation for Muslim converts left M.K. Stalin. File S. Siva Saravanan The Hindu https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/4ml286/article71587170.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/2085_3_10_2026_12_16_1_4_DSC_3558.JPG SIVA SARAVANAN S Coimbatore Tamil Nadu 03/10/2026: DMK president M.K. Stalin, in Dharapuram on October 02, 2026. PHOTO: Siva Saravanan S / The Hindu. “Social backwardness does not arise in a day or a generation. It is the result of a social system built over thousands of years. Conversion to another religion does not erase it,” he said in a statement CHENNAI DMK president and former Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday (October 15, 2026) urged the Tamil Nadu government to file a Special Leave Petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court to protect the reservation rights of members of Backward Classes (BC) who had converted to Islam. “Social backwardness does not arise in a day or a generation.
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